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Merciless Murder
Series · 6 books · 2021-2022

Books in series

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#1

Merciless Legacy

An Asha Kade Private Detective Mystery

2021

Enclosed by the woods. Cut off by a storm. Three will die. 30-year-old Private Investigator Asha Kade is a self-made warrior woman who bears the scars of a trafficked youth. She has created a new life in New York now. Engaged to the love of her life and surrounded by her closest friends, things are finally looking up. But her dark past refuses to leave her alone. A wealthy acquaintance summons her to her deathbed and makes a cryptic wish. “Find my children and tell them I did it for love.” Looking into the dying woman’s eyes, Asha has a hard time saying no. Tormented by her vow, she travels to the dead woman’s secluded mansion at the base of the White Mountains. Within hours of her arrival, a household member is found dead. After discovering a second grisly body, Asha realizes she has stumbled across a disturbing family secret. The truth is far more sinister than she ever imagined. But a severe storm has isolated the mansion from town. Can Asha stay one step ahead of the killer before they hunt her down, too?
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#2

Merciless Games

2021

A remote island retreat. Seven reluctant guests. A killer on the prowl. Lock your door. You could be next. Seven strangers are invited to an exclusive writers’ retreat on a remote island off the coast of Oregon. Their stay is at a hundred-year-old lighthouse revamped into a luxury ocean-front getaway for the discerning literati who shy from publicity. Asha arrives on the island, believing her job is to cater to this sagacious celebrity party. But before the weekend is over, an unseen killer will attempt to murder them, one by one. With their phones taken away and their only connection to the mainland cut off, panic sets in on the island. Everyone suspects each other until a chilling realization dawn on them. They are all connected by one horrific incident in the past they’d rather forget. With a target on her back as well, Asha races against the clock to crack the killer’s code before more innocents die. But are these seven guests as innocent as they make out to be?
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#3

Merciless Crimes

2021

A secluded private academy. A missing schoolgirl. A most unlikely killer out for vengeance. If you saw her disappear, you could be next. A high-tech tycoon’s fifteen-year-old daughter goes missing from an exclusive private girls’ boarding school. In desperation, the principal turns to Asha Kade’s private detective agency. Timelines are tight. Discretion is a must. Asha and her team arrive at the isolated school located on sprawling grounds on the outskirts of Boston. But an unseen killer strikes within hours of their arrival. Soon after stumbling into a bizarre hazing party and a second mysterious and sudden death, Asha realizes there’s a disturbing underbelly to this upscale academy. She's no longer searching for a vanished girl. She’s on the hunt for a devious murderer who has returned to take vengeance for a haunting past. Can Asha overcome the harrowing nightmares of her own dark past, to expose the elusive killer before they silence her for good? \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\_ For fans of Lisa Gardner, Rachel Caine, Lisa Gray, Melinda Leigh, and Ruth Ware. Get your copy today. This is a murder mystery thriller with a small circle of suspects, unpredictable plot twists, and gripping suspense. There is no graphic sex or violence and only light cursing. This book is complete on its own.
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#5

Merciless Past

2022

A white wedding. Red blood on her veil. EVIL IS CLOSER THAN SHE THINKS… Private investigator Asha Kade gets a surprise invitation from an old friend in New Hampshire. Victoria has found true love. She can shed the horrors of her tormented past and start a fresh life with her husband-to-be. The wedding will be at an exclusive ski lodge nestled in the White Mountains. Asha can’t wait to see Victoria again and meet the groom she’s been gushing about. A man she’s known for only six months. But as a trafficked survivor, Asha knows to trust her instincts. The minute she jumps out of the car to hug her friend, she realizes something is wrong. Something is wrong with this place. Something is wrong with Victoria. When Asha discovers the first body, she realizes she has stumbled on a dark family secret worth killing for… Who is the killer seated among the wedding guests? Who will they go after next?
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#5

Merciless Lies

2021

A corpse on the tracks. A killer in the woods. Which way do you run? Ten people board a luxury private train on its maiden run through Alaska’s most magnificent mountain ranges. But not all will make it to the final destination… Private investigator Asha Kade is on board as they travel in opulence on a railroad built during the Klondike gold rush. But just as they enter a desolate mountain pass, the train comes to a screeching halt. There is something up ahead on the snow-dusted tracks. It looks like a dead body. A wolf howl in the distance signals danger. There is something eerie beyond the woods. Who put the cadaver on the tracks? What is the cabin in the mountain hiding? Can Asha overcome the harrowing nightmares of her own dark past to expose the elusive killer before she becomes a target too? \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\_ For fans of Lisa Gardner, Rachel Caine, Lisa Gray, Melinda Leigh, and Ruth Ware. This is a locked-room murder mystery thriller with a small circle of suspects, unpredictable plot twists, and gripping suspense. There is no graphic violence or explicit sex, and only light cursing. This book is complete on its own.
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#6

Merciless Deaths

2022

A missing heiress. A mangled body. A sadistic killer… Private investigator Asha Kade, travels to an affluent float-home community in the Pacific Northwest to solve the mysterious case of vanishing women. Her new client is a tech baron, whose socialite wife went shopping last Saturday but never re-turned home. She’s the latest in a string of disappearances from this idyllic summer playground of the rich. Is a serial killer stalking the lake? Fighting her own nightmares as a trafficked survivor, Asha must unravel one family’s dark and twisted past to find the abducted. Dead or alive. But the minute Asha lands at Seattle’s airport, she feels eyes on her. Does the killer know she’s in town? Sometimes, the monster is closer than you think…

Author

Tikiri Herath
Tikiri Herath
Author · 21 books

Tikiri Herath is the multiple award-winning author of international mystery and thriller novels. Tikiri has a bachelor's degree from the University of Victoria, Canada, and a master's degree from the Solvay Business School in Brussels, Belgium. For almost two decades, she worked in the intelligence and defense sectors, including in the Canadian Federal Government and at NATO in Europe and North America. Tikiri’s an adrenaline junkie who has rock climbed, bungee jumped, rode on the back of a motorcycle across Quebec, flown in an acrobatic airplane upside down, and parachuted solo. When she's not plotting another thriller scene or planning an adrenaline-filled trip, you’ll find her baking in her kitchen with a glass of red Shiraz and vintage jazz playing in the background. Born in Sri Lanka, Tikiri grew up in East Africa and has studied, worked, and lived in Southeast Asia, continental Europe, and North America through her adult life. An international nomad and fifth-culture kid, she now calls Canada home.

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